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Post by gazthomas on Jul 9, 2017 9:40:12 GMT
Hi all,
I'm Gaz, was around on the old forum a little but am a newbie on this one :-)
I've had my '82 400 for about fifteen years now, albeit under cover in the garden for the last ten (I moved house and when I updated my licence my motorcycle entitlement had disappeared. Dvla were exactly as helpful as you'd expect!)
Life then got in the way for a few years but I'm planning to retake my tests this year and will get the old girl back up and about.
Thanks,
Gaz
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Post by stevegbr on Jul 9, 2017 9:49:17 GMT
hello and welcome gaz to the forum,
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Post by mike on Jul 9, 2017 11:24:33 GMT
Welcome Gaz.Where are you located.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 18:01:27 GMT
hi and welcome gaz
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Post by gazthomas on Jul 9, 2017 18:01:53 GMT
Thanks both, I'm just outside Warwick  Gaz |
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Post by ian on Jul 9, 2017 19:03:33 GMT
Hi Gaz, welcome back. Good luck with the test - bad news you have to take it again 'cos, useless dvla!
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Post by terryc on Jul 9, 2017 19:16:00 GMT
Welcome back gaz i had a similar problem with my licence when I passed my test in the car it came back as a full car and bike licence but they had taken away my right to drive a plastic pig  I'll never ever own another one of those so I let it go |
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Post by BritPete on Jul 9, 2017 20:20:29 GMT
Welcome back gaz i had a similar problem with my licence when I passed my test in the car it came back as a full car and bike licence but they had taken away my right to drive a plastic pig I'll never ever own another one of those so I let it go That's a really good reason not to move house Been in the current Britpete abode for 19 years meaning I still have a paper licence valid til 2031 |
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Post by wazzbo on Jul 9, 2017 21:34:08 GMT
I have that worry every 5 years as my licence goes to the DVLA to have my hgv entitlement renewed. You have to have a medical and eye test every 5 years after the age of 45 before you can get it renewed, and I never trust them to send it back with all the entitlements still on it, but so far so good l haven't had any problems yet...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 21:54:47 GMT
Welcome back Gaz Thomas.
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Post by gazthomas on Jul 10, 2017 10:16:26 GMT
Thanks all,
I think they might have cottoned-on to the problems as the process has changed now - my photocard licence expired last month and I managed to renew online using an automagic link to my passport photo (which is almost as old as my "expired" photo from my licence...) The confirmation message said to check my new licence when it arrived, then snip my old one in half and return it to them afterwards.
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Post by terryc on Jul 10, 2017 13:17:29 GMT
Welcome back gaz i had a similar problem with my licence when I passed my test in the car it came back as a full car and bike licence but they had taken away my right to drive a plastic pig I'll never ever own another one of those so I let it go That's a really good reason not to move house Been in the current Britpete abode for 19 years meaning I still have a paper licence valid til 2031 Mines a paper one too valid till 2026 I'll be seventy then so I'd have to renew anyway |
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Post by Fordy on Jul 14, 2017 13:10:55 GMT
Welcome Gaz, I've read about losing bike entitlements when applying for a replacement licence, what a bummer that must be, I always take a pic before I send it back.
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I'll never ever own another one of those so I let it go 
